@fernly 100% agree. However, personally, I'm fine with a basic raw network since I can't stand most of the Facebook/Youtube/Linked in crap content anyway. I'd p

@fernly 100% agree. However, personally, I'm fine with a basic raw network since I can't stand most of the Facebook/Youtube/Linked in crap content anyway. I'd probably pay for legacy internet for the 20years it will likely take for content to migrate and network reliability to mature to the point where I am comfortable cutting the legacy Internet cord. Ideally, all I want is a mesh node that I can buy, plug into a power supply, then have an app (accessed via the legacy internet/mobile network) that displays a map telling me how detached I am from the bulk of other mesh users. If I have limited/no connection, I would gladly knock on commercial/residential doors between myself and the bulk network and offer to buy them a node, to "build a bridge" and improve my connection. The two challenges seem to be reliability and expansion to a global grid without relying on legacy backbones. For the former, resilience will of course improve with increased node density. For the latter I'm sure it will take a well funded, coordinated effort. I would gladly pay an annual tax to a new gov't agency - perhaps an extension of the National Park Service (1), to build and maintain a grid of mesh nodes accross the US, with connections to the legacy GIG backbones. 1.) The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. IMO, the internet is an information landscape, very much tied to our geographical landscape, that should be free and protected just like any river or mountain.